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March 9, 2014

Dare to Dream

Too many
people today have lost the ability or the desire to dream. It does not matter
what you dream about: your work, your family, your health, your life in
general, or something very specific, you must dare to dream. If you stop
dreaming, you will lose the momentum to succeed in whatever you wish to attain.

Perhaps
you have a job that you go to each day which is boring or seems to have no
point of achievement. Do you dare to dream about another career which will
fulfill your desires and needs to gain that achievement or success level that
you wish? Do you dare to dream about making your position more rewarding and
more fulfilling so you believe that you could be motivated? Why not?

Do you
dare to dream about making your health better so that you can enjoy your later
years with your family or friends, or just so you will live a full and active
life? Maybe you are in a state of health that seems to have a deadline that is
sooner rather than later, but does that mean that you cannot dare to dream
about enjoying the time remaining.

Want to
spend more time with your children instead of working all the time? Want to
improve the time that you do spend with your family? Want to make your life
better, happier, or even spend time with new people instead of the ones you see
every day at work, play, or otherwise? Dare to dream about how you can change
your life and achieve your goals. Goals should be those things that you strive
for and achieve.

What can you do besides idle day dreaming? You can dream
that you can achieve your dreams and then go about doing whatever you need to
do to achieve them. Start with research, talking to others who have achieved
what you want or similar goals. Read books, go to meetings about your dreams,
and confide in others who may support and encourage your dreams. Share your
dreams with other people who also dream.

Think that your dreams are silly and not possible to be
achieved? Who told you that? Has anyone else dreamed similar dreams and failed?
Sure they have. Edison failed over and over until he invented the electric
light bulb. But he kept dreaming and working, doing his research and asking for
help from others.

Stop surrounding yourself with those people who discourage
you and tell you that you cannot achieve your dreams. Maybe they don’t know
what they are talking about and don’t want you to bypass their level of
failure. Too bad for them if you succeed where they were too afraid to dream
and follow through on their dreams. You might leave them in the dust, making
new friends who share your dreams and accomplishments.

Those who know me well may have heard my story about my
dreams and how I achieved the biggest one of all. If you haven’t, ask me and I
will tell you all the details, good and bad, and how I was rescued from the
lowest point of my life. If you don’t want to hear it, tell me your dreams, I’ll
be glad to discuss what we can do about them.

Please leave me your
comments, or email me at Jim@JimTeasley.com,
or call me at 360-314-8691. Dare to dream and then dare to
achieve those dreams through the help of others who have dreamed similar dreams
or who will help you succeed. That is the best part of relationships, helping
others to achieve their dreams. Courage to dream and accomplish dreams can be
contagious.